The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-13
POWELL 20 AT GAL11poLIs.
Tho Democratic Lsadsr Falls to Imprss,
tho UuterYiilt III Of Onllia County, N

Tho Democratic Lender Falls to Impress
tho iunterriiitd Of daiila County. Il
GAILlroLls, o., sept. 12.-General Pow.
oil was here Saturday, and to q very slim
audience made still simmer speech
The Democracy Of aallla county had thei,
convention pro iorma In the forenoon,
which was conducted in the usual hur.
ried way. Quite a number were present
at tho Convention, and by appointment
Mr.. Powell arrived on the 2 o'clock train.
It was generally expected that he wonld
have q larger audience considering the
number In the city. but 1t was certainly a
bad day for Mr.. Powell when he decided
to come to .Gallipolis. It was reported
through the newspspers that he WAS here
somo time ago, or at least on his way
heve, but few, however, had eeen him, or
had heard him speak, and thad he staid
away he would have been taken for gen.
tleman Of greater caliber. Colonel Vancs
addressed tho meeting to hold the crowd
until the 9 o'clock train arrived. jQJ3
It was a pity for tho party that Mr..
Powell had not made some plausible OK.
cuse and permitted the Colonel 10 address
the meeting throughout, for let the sub.
ject OF dllcuOsion be ever 60 inglorious,
Vance can interest an audience. Demo.
Gratis, after Powell'a speech, were greatly
discouraged, while Republicans were
unanimous In their, expreesions Of sur.
prise. A fow Of the faithful remained to
hear him Dnioh his piece, bnt to their
great discontinue tho audience in gen.
eIal, to HON 1t was evident Powell had
missed his calling, would not remain to
hear him. Tho court house, which was
too small to scat Foraker's audience not
long since, was scarcely over half filed
when Powell was midway his discourae.
Thoce prescnt were q motley crowd Of
coriosity seekers, about half OF whom
were Republicans, who seemed to enjoy
the meeting and the impreeaion he was
making more than tho Democrats did.
During the whole time OF his speech
there was quite number going and com.
ing from the courthouse, which resem.
bled ten.cent show, in 80 far that 1t did
not take long for thoae going in to 500 all
they wanted OF It, 10.
His speech was made up principally
from distorted records, by which he en-.
deavored to show how Governor Foraker
had been stealing from the farmers, and
other things equally fslss; crediting him
with wanting FREQ whisky, and with the
same breath sNid Mr.. Foraker was strong
adherent TO the Toledo platform. Tho
only time he seemed to reach the hearts
OF bis Democratic listeners WAS when he
made reference to Governor Foraker's
Forum article, in which he alleged the
author said there had been reduction in
the price Of some articles under Rspubli-
san.snans can management oi 2o9 per Gent which he
could now produce the articles III queation
by simply carrying them away and re-
ceive in addition the original price for his
trouble. This was a glad thought to some
OF tho audience and produced a happy
sensation which ,waa manifested in weak
applause from some half dozen OF those
who had remained. Mr.. Powell may bs a
eoodfellow, but he is dwarf compared
with Foraker. n 5zit